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THE CITIZEN. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1912.
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Q HI'JIANS' COURT SALE.
WONDERFUL MAINE WOMEN.
Octogenarian Milker, Veteran Orgnn
1st and Champion Potato Ral.tr.
Mrs. KII7.11 Ann Illsps of South Cis
co, Mo., cclcbrntod her olEhty-scvcnt'i
birthday by picking ten bushels of np
pics and milking eight cows.
Having served sixty-throo. years ns
organist of the Congregational church
in Norrodgowock, Me., Mrs. Miirhi
Hopkins Iiiih Just resigned. Mrs. Hop
kins believes she Is the oldest organist
In point of service In the United
States. ,
Trobably the most successful woman
farmer In Franklin county, Me., this
year Is Mrs. Benjamin rowers of
Fnrmlngtown Falls, who on a half
acre hns Just raised i!32 bushels of p.
tatocs. She did all the work of raisins
them from planting to harvesting
TAFT WOULD PAY MILITIA.
Goe on Record In Favor of Bill Now
Before Congress.
President Tnft hns gone on record
in favor of the militia pay bill. In a
letter to John V. Klrby of New York
the president snld:
"I am heartily In favor of legislation
along the line of the bill now before
congress, for I believe It will result in
greater eillclcncy of the organized mili
tia as a national asset. I nm advised
that practically all differences tx-lweon
the war department and the represent
atives of the national guard with re
spect to the legislation have been satis
factorily adjusted."
t" Th Retreat From Moscow.
Napoleon's army for the Invasion of
Russia numbered over 400,000. Only
20,000 returned. During the retreat
thousands of horses lay groaning on
the route, while thousands of naked
wretches were wandering like spec
ters who seemed to have no sight or
reuse and who only kept reeling on till
, frost, famine or the Cossack lanco put
! nn end to their power of motion. In
I that wretched state no nourishment
' could have saved them. Innumerable
togs crouched by the bodies of their
I former masters, looking at their faces
J and howling their hunger and their
, loss, llcsldes their suffering from the
1 cold nnd for the want of food, they
were assailed on nil sides, not only by
Russian soldiers, but by peasants
through whose country they passed.
Altogether, Napoleon's retreat from
Moscow was n complication of misery,
of cruelty, of desolntlon and of dis
order that can never have been ex
ceeded In the history of mankind.
(Tltr,ffllig"s.timii o"TS. A n CalHornlii
"minor's Inch" canals 0.187 gallon a
ccond, thero arc forty California
miner's inches In one second foot.
At 92 Rides Horse 24 Mile3.
A horseback ride, possibly the lope
est on record for a man of his year-",
was taken at Hot Springs. Va.. by
FmJerick Ayer of Boston, aged ninety
two With Miss Katherlne Ayer. his
dn'vjhter. Miss Dorothy Wilmot and
Major William K. Horton he rode to
Fasslferu fnrm, twelve miles distant
and returned.
Here Is a strange yet absolutely true
story, in which a clock plays a myste
rious part; It was a small American
tlmepieco which Btood on a mantel
piece in a sitting room in a Liverpool
builder's home. At 11:30 one morning
the timepiece fell from the mantelpiece
to the lloor. When picked up It was
found to bo quite uninjured and still
going, as if nothing unusual had hap
pened. There Beemed to be absolutely
no reason why it should have fallen,
but an hour later when the builder
came homo to his midday meal he re
marked that at 11:30 he fell from the
top of a building, but happily without
sustaining any injury. His wife Uien
described how the clock had fnllcn at
the same time and the couple ponder
In vain over the curious and utterly
inexplicable coincidence. Liverpool
Post
Broken China Roused Him,
When Canon Rnwnsley was collect
ing information in tho lake district
nbout Wordsworth, ho came upon nn
old man who hnd boon a servant nt
Rydal Mount. This whilom retainer
told many interesting stories.
Wordsworth, It seemed, was very
absentmlndcd. He nhvays forgot tho
dinner hour.
"I'd goa," tho old man remarked, "to
study door and hear him n-mumblln'
away to 'sself.
" 'Dinner's ready, sir,' I'd ca' out,
but he'd go a-mumbllng on like n deaf
man. ya sec. And sometimes Mrs.
Wudsworth Mid say: 'Gon and brelt
n bottle, or lot a dish fall, just outside
his door In passage.' Eh, dear, that
maistly wad bring him out, wad that.
It was nobbut that a- wad, howivvor.
For, ye knn, he wn? a very careful
man and he couldn't do with brekking
t' china." l'cnrsons.
One of the Family.
James Seymour, the artist, wan born
in Ijonrion In 1702. He displayed a
fondness for drawing nnd painting In
boyhood and subsequently gained co
lebrlty by his skill In designing horses.
Once tho proud Duke of Somerset em
ployed Seymour to paint a room nt his
peat in Sussex with the portraits of his
running horses, naving admitted tho
artist to his table, he one day drank to
him, saying:
"Cousin Seymour, your health."
The painter replied, "My lord, I real
! ly believe that I have the honor of be
' lng of your grace's family."
I This hurt tho pride of the duke so
much that he rose from the tnble and
ordered his stewnrd to pay Seymour
i nnd dismiss him. Finding, however,
that no ono In England could complete
I tho pictures begun, he condescended to
send for his cousin. The painter re
Bponded to the message In these words:
"My lord, I will now provo that I am
of your grace's family, for I won't
come."
Ths Second Foot of Water.
"Second foot," as defined by tho
United States geological survey, in nu
abbrevntion for cubic foot per second
and Is the unit for the rate of dis
charge of water flowing In a stream
one foot wide, one foot deep, at a rate
of ono foot per second. It is generally
used as a fundamental unit In meas
urements of stream How.
"Second feet per square mile" Is the
average number of cubic feet of wa
ter flowing per second from each
square mile of area drn-lnod. on the as
sumption that tho run off Is distributed
uniformly both ns regards time and
area.
An "acre foot" is equivalent to 43,
CC0 cubic feet and Is the quantity re
quired to cover nn acre to the depth
of one foot. Tho term Is commorily
used in connection with storage for ir
rigation work. One second foot flow
equals 7.48 United States gallons a
spcona 4-3SJ3 gallons n minute, or
Declined Her Own Medicine.
There is always more or less talk
current about abolishing position and
dispersing pelf. The trouble is to
know just where to begin the destruc
tive reconstruction nnd to And reform
ers who are willing themselves to bo
reformed. An English great lady was
once entertaining the Lnbor member
of parliament, Henry Broadhurst, tho
Duke of Argyle nnd others nt her coun
try sent. She was a strong Liberal,
nnd one evening inveighed ngalnst the
house of lords. It would be swept
away If It did not reform, she said
with fervor.
"Yes," agreed Broadhurst, "and how
will you like that, Mrs. I'.t"
"Lady r., if you please, sir," In
stantly corrected Brondhurst's hostess,
drawing herself up haughtily.
HPHANS' COURT SALE.
By vlrtuo of nn order of Ornhana'
Court of Wnyno County, mado this
24th day of October, 1912, 1 will Boll
nt public auction to tho highest bid
der, at tho Court House, Honcsdnlo,
ln Friday, N'ovombcr 22, 1312, at 2
o'clock V. M. the following described
real estate, boing tho property of An
Kcline II. Masters, Into of Sterling
township, deceased.
All those two cortaln parcels or
pieces of land situated In tho town
ship of Sterling, County of Wayno
nnd Stato of Pennsylvania, hounded
nnd described ns follows:
Tho First Beginning nt a stones
corner In lino of lnnd of Abram Haz
elton; thenco north forty-seven and
three-fourths degrees west eighty
perches to a stones corner; thenco to
land of C. & O. Cliff north forty-two
and one-fourth degrees east two
hundred and four perches to a stones
corner; thenco by land of Nathaniel
Martin south forty-seven and three
fourths degrees east eighty porches
to a stones corner; thenco by land of
Daniel Martin south forty-two and
one-fourth degree west two hundred
and four perches to the place of be
ginning. Containing ono hundred and
two ac res, be the same more or less.
And being the same land which John
Hazelton by deed dated March 10,
1894, and roiorded in Wayno County
Deed Book No. 75, page 293, grant
ed and conveyed to Angelino Hazel
ton. I
Tho Second Beginning at ai
corner of public road between Sterl-i
lng and Dreher townships and run-1
nlng from Edward Hazolton's place,
to North and South Turnpike; thence
along land of Angoline Hazolton Mas
ters north forty-four and one-half
degrees west fourteen hundred feet
to a stones corner; thence south forty-five
and one-half degrees west six
teen hundred and eighty feet to a
'ones corner; thence south fnriv-
four and one-half degrees cast three
huodred feet to a stake in the center
of tho nbovo named public road;
menco niong tho said road north
eighty-nine decrees east six humlrnrl
nnd twenty-six foot; thenco along
road north aovonty-two degrees east
ono thousand and twenty-six feet
along rond north soventy-nlno de
grees east threo hundred nnd forty
seven feet to tho plnco of beginning.
Contnlnlng thirty-two ncrcs nnd sixty-two
porches. Being part of tract
No. 125 in warrantee naino of Felix
Linn. And being tho samo land
which F. Gilpin et ux. by deed dated
April 24, 1902, and recorded in Deed
Book No. 90, page 249, granted and
conveyed to Angelina II. Masters.
Upon tho premises are a framo
dwelling house, barn and other out
buildings. Term of Sale, cash. Purchaser to
pay threo dollars for deed, as In
Sheriff's snlo.
JOHN W. HA55ELTON,
Administrator.
M. E. Simons, Attorney.
Pmimn
CHICHESTER S PILLS
Sporting Notes.
Counting odd distance events, nearly
seventy-ilvc world's records in all
lines of sport were established during
1011.
It hns been definitely decided that no
British polo team will be sent to Amer
ica during 1012 to attempt to recover
the international cup. It is understood
that the reason for not challenging is
duo to difficulty in procuring capable
ponies.
George Morinrty, third baseman of
the Tigers, Is a great booster of "Slim"
Caldwell, the tall Yankee Colt. Mo
riartv declares that Caldwell has more
stuff than Russell Ford and that he i
should prove one of the most sensa
tional pitchers in the American league
tne coming season.
A- if
": ', Mk jjjr I'rucclm for A
I'llli In Ktd and Uold malllcVy
bort, jealtj with tlluo Ribbon. V
ruins no olhtr. Hut of jour V
UIAVOM) IIItAMI IMI.1 5 V.Vi?
yewi knon Best. Safest. At.ivt r.ium.
SOIDBV DRUGGISTS EVERYWHERE
HONESDALE, PA.
M. H. SIMONS, President. O. A
CAPITAL STOCK
EMERY, Cnahicr.
$75,000.00
Corner of
Main & 1 0th
street
WITH THE
PEOPLE
Watch US
Grow
easons
v
Harness dM I
j Tho Atlanlio Refining Company 1
I
It represents more stockholders than any other bank
in Wayne county.
ITS deposits" HAVE REACHED OVER THE
$300,000.00
mark and is steadily stowing with the people's confidence
and the bank's progressive yet conservative methods.
Its expense of management is limited to amount of
business; together with it's trust funds invested in bonds
and first mortgages on improved real estate assures its de
positors absolute security.
It treats its hundreds of small depositors with the
same courtesy as though their funds were deposited by one
or more persons.
This bank comes under the strict requirements ot the
State banking laws as all savings banks and is frequently
visited by the Pennsylvania State bank examiner, besides
having a board of directors consisting of sixteen of Wayne
county's reliable business men and farmers.
If you want fine Job nrintlne ,
Just give Tho Citizen a trial order. 1
DIRECTORS:
M. B. Allen. W. H. Fowler,
George C. Abraham, W. B. Gulnnip,
J. Sam Brown, AI. J. Hanlan,
Oscar E. Bunnell, John E. Krantz,
Wm. H. Dunn, Fred W. Kreitner,
J. E. Tiffany.
John Weaver,
u. Wm. Sell,
M. E. Simons,
Fred Stephens,
George W. Tisdell,
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